About the Artwork
Knife Case
ca. 1880
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Native american
Gros ventre
Rawhide, brass studs, glass beads and pigment
Overall: 13 × 4 1/2 × 5/8 inches (33 × 11.4 × 1.6 cm)
Arms and Armor
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Richard A. Pohrt, Jr. in honor of Richard and Marion Pohrt
2000.32
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Markings
Tag: Yellow Wolf – Nez Perce Sam Lott (Many Wounds) to Harrison Lott (brother) to Jeny Reuben + Steve Reuben (Tom Reuben’s son) circa 1860.
Provenance
David Sellen, Seattle, Washington
Richard and Marion Pohrt (974)
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Penney, David W., ART OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN FRONTIER (exhibition catalogue). The Detroit Institute of Arts, October 15, 1993-February 6, 1994, no. 138.
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Gros Ventre, Native American, Knife Case, ca. 1880, rawhide, brass studs, glass beads and pigment. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Richard A. Pohrt, Jr. in honor of Richard and Marion Pohrt, 2000.32.
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